A regional view of farming in the week ahead presented from the South West by DAVID BUTLER. Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
with Piers Burton-Page
Headlines and weather, a look at the papers, news fo'r sports fans, Prayer for the Day (Mon THE REV WILFREID WILKINSON, Tues-Thurs MARTHA BLOUNT , Fri THE REV RICHARD HARRIES ), a little music and something on the lighter side.
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
English Regions: see column 5
Brian Redhead in Manchester and Nigel Rees in London look at Britain and the world this morning.
with Piers Burton-Page
Headlines, weather, sport and papers, a spot of music and Thought for the Day.
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Nigel Rees in London and Brian Redhead in Manchester Editor MIKE CHANEY
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
continues his investigation of the Sound Archives but once again comes to no serious conclusions.
(Repeated: Thursday 8.30 pm)
The team of regulars helping to find antidotes to the Monday morning blues includes Bernard Falk. Fritz Spiegl and Mavis Nicholson.
Producer FRANCES DONNELLY
How do frogs change their skins I have always imagined a large frog pulling off its outgrown skin over its head, and stuffing it into its mouth.
A problem for our Wildlife team -though not for the frog! Introduced by Derek Jones. Producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol
NEM, p 13; Heilp us to help each other, Lord (BBC HB 378); Psalm 103, vv 1-3, 12-17; Acts 21, w 26-36 (NEB); Happy are they (BBC HB 274)
Turning Point by HADRIAN ROGERS
Read by Frank Duncan
Why did Diana want to meet him? He had already proposed marriage twice. Was she prepared to risk a third proposal?
3: The Short Campaign of RQMS Brown
Written and devised by KEITH DARVILL , with At the outbreak of the Second World War, Jack Brown , a solicitor's clerk in Yorkshire, was with a Territorial battalion in Dewsbury. On call-up his company, raw and relatively untrained, was sent to serve in France. He spent approximately eight weeks overseas and during that period he kept a diary - now in the Imperial War Museum. In it he recorded that side of war which was very different from the one presented by the newsreaders, the politioians and the propagandists on the Home Front. With the voices of DENIS MCCARTHY , HENRY STAMPER DAVID BRIERLEY , NIGEL ANTHONY BETTY BASKCOMB ,WILLIAMEEDLE RONALDHER 'DMAN,ROLFLEFEBVRE' Somgs sung by JOHN HOLLIS
Harmonica played by ALFIE KAHN Producer MAURICE LEITCH (Repeated: Thursday 7.45 pm)
Earning and Saving Edition Presenter Margaret Korving including the World of Work and your letters answered, Editor DENNIS LOWER
Roy Plomley's castaway is designer Shirley Conran. Show more
Chairman Robert Robinson 21: Midlands and West of England
DAVID FARNCOMBE (Shropshire) schoolteacher
GEORGE CRAWFORID (Northamptonshire) retired civil servant JOHN AKROYD (West Midlands) schoolmiasiter
MARTIN GOSTELOW (Dorset) photographer
Including Beat the Brain* Programme devised by john p. wynn , who also, with IAN GILLIES , sets the questions. Producer JOHN BRIDGES
(Repeated: Thursday 6.30 pm)
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Robert Williams
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk Till Two
2.0-2.2 News
The Great Outdoors!: SHIRLEY COOKLIN , ANDY PRICE and HILARY BRINDLEY - campers all!
Animail: CLEVELAND AMORY runs an agony column for pet owners in America.
Start the Week with Yoga: JOY BURLING helps us to relax.
Far from the Madding Crowd by THOMAS HARDY
Read by DAVID BUCK (5) Editor WYN KNOWLES
Story: A Week with Nicholas (Monday) by ISOBEL BRiADBURY
The Catchmere Fugitive
The Memoirs of Catherine the Great edited by DOMINIQUE MAROGER translated by MOURA BUDBERG and abridged for radio in ten parts by CHRISTINE MEEK
Read by Barbara Jefford (1)
At the age of 14, Catherine, the daughter of an obscure German prince, was sent to the Russian court to marry the heir to the throne. Six months after his accession, Catherine led a coup d'etat to depose her husband, and shortly afterwards he was murdered. These memoirs are her version of the events which led to her fight for power.
1: Childhood and Youth Producer CHERRY COOKSON
Presented by Robert Williams
Ann Leslie , writer and broadcaster, goes to the Archive Auction
An imaginary sale of the BBC's Sound Archives attracts Ann Leslie to browse through the catalogue and choose the recordings she would most like to own. Producer ADRIANNE ALLEE
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Including Financial Report
starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler in The Big Big Big Ben Bungle With NORMA RONALD
RONALD BADDILEY , JOHN GRAHAM Written by EDWARD TAYLOR and JOHN GRAHAM. Producer
EDWARD TAYLOR
(Rptd: Wed 12.27 pm)
(Repeated: Tuesday 1.30 pm)
Driving Home by DONALD BULL with Erica is accomplished, successful, assured. She has her own television show and obviously leads an enviable life. But then something happens that brings her face to face with herselif and life.
Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Repeated: Sun 2.30 pm)
Dave Arthur looks at six British folk heroes whose legends live on in poetry, prose and song. 3: St George
(Repeated: Thursday 11.45 am)
Presenter Jacky Gillott
John Tusa reporting
Weekly portraits of people in the public mind,, sketched out in their own words - and with detail from others.
(Revised repeat: Tues 11.35 am)
Marnie by WINSTON GRAHAM
Abridged for radio in 15 parts by JANET HITCHMAN
Read by Ysanne Churchman (1)
Twenty-three-year-old Marnie Elmer starts a new life with the family firm of Rutlands as Mary Taylor , widow. She attracts the attention of the firm's two young directors but her own interest seems to be in the wage packets.
Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
preceded by Weather
